Valve



Feb. 22, 1949. Y E, SETTE 2,462,291

VALVE Filed May 5, 1944 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I NVE' NTCE FEEDER/CK E. 65775 ATTORNEYS.

Feb. 22, 1949.

F. SETTE VALVE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 3, 1944 INVEN'T'OE a Y E N 2 o w A Patented Feb. 22. 1949 numreo STATES PATENT ()FF-ICE VALVE FtederickE; s-ette, Alameda, Calif;

ApplicatiomMayB; 1944; Serial N'or 5313,850

1 Claim. 1.

This invention relates to improvements in valves.

It is the primary object of the invention. to simplifynn-drender less expensivethe construction of a valve. More specifically, it'is'proposed to manufactune'a'valve or thexgeneral type shown in United States Patent No. 1,551,853, but to provide a means whereby the component parts of the valve casing amistem may be die cast and assembled" toreach other and to'the remaining, parts of the" valve in a novel'and improved manner. at greatly'reduced'cost;-

Gther 'specifi'c'pbjects' of the invention arev the provision'of a' valve" casing structure in. which the component'parts arekeyed against relative rotation to'faci'litate the 'assemb'ly hereinafter,described; to provide a" novel and improved; means eliin-inatingparts "heretofore used 'for fulcruming the operating handle; toprovidea'novellan'd simple and improved" assembly-of the valve: plug or body with astem and-other improvements which will appearmoreparticularly" to'those skilled'in the art upon examination of the' following 'di'sclosure;

In the drawings Fig. l is a side-1 elevation: of a complete valve embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the valveshown inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a View" of"the.valve.in longitudinal section.

Fig. 4 is -a fragmentaryde'tail ,of the component parts of the valve casing associated preliminary to their assembly.

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the separated component parts of the valve casing and handle.

Fig. 6 is a detail view taken in cross section in the plane indicated at '!1 in Fig. 1, but showing the parts prior to assembly.

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 1-1 of Fi 1.

Fig. 8 is a detail view partially in elevation and partially in axial section showing the component parts of the valve plug and stem associated prior to assembly.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing the assembled valve plug and stem partially in side elevation and partially in section.

Fig. 10 is a detail view taken in cross section on the line l-| B of Fig. 8.

Like parts are identified by the same' reference characters throughout the several views.

The valve casing comprises a barrel portion i and a spout portion l6 separately made and preferably die cast of zinc alloy. The barrel por- The spout portion i=5 has-avalveseat at l 9.an'd* an-axially alignedbearing at v for. the stem 2] connected. ta the: valveeplug ;2 2.whieh is normally held. to the seat by theecompressionaspring; 23. A curved arm 24 .integrally formed, on the end. :of the spring; seatsin .a-r concavity-of the: plug to maintain the springs and plug centered: with" respect to: each other.

Externally. on the sp.out,,I.- protlidea boss- 25 having oppositely-projectihglugs26 asbest shown in Fig. 6 and Fig.7. Thehandl-e 2.1 is formed. with a channel shape, the channel sides terminating in apertnred ear portions 28 initially left'somewhat divergent. as shown inrFig. '6.v Withthehandle associated. with thespout inv such a. manner asto register its .apertured ears withthe. bosses 26; the ears- {marecompressed into. parallelism. as shownin Fig. '7 toengage .thebosses 26 in the apertured ears whereby thehandle. isfulcrumed to the spout. The .spout may be provided with alockingarm. 29-.projectingthrough a slot..3.0..in the handle, if desired. It is also preferred that the handle have asocketformed at arm which the end of. the valve stem lids-engaged. 4

In. die casting or otherwise molding the valve casing. .elernents 1-5} 16, one. of .them (in. this case the spout portion. [6) is formedwith a. channel the. other. (inth-is case, the barrel portion l5 having asleeve. portion v36.1 adapted .to. telescopically overlie the channeled portion of the section first mentioned, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. By

some method of metal deformation (preferably by spinning), the overhanging sleeve portion 36 is forced into the channel 35 as indicated at 360 in Fig. 3 and Fig. 1, thus securely locking the casing sections together upon the interposed valve spring and valve.

Because of the nature of the interlock thus efiected, there would be nothing to prevent the valve from becoming loosened by torsion if it were not for the fact that I have keyed the two sections together in the course of their preliminary association. The interior of the sleeve 36 is faceted as indicated at 38 in Fig. 5, and corresponding external facets are formed at 39 on the part of spout portion l-5 which projects beyond the channel 35. In associating the casing elements I6 and H, the facets of the spout element are registered with the facets of the barrel element with the result that when the sleeve portion 35 is rolled into the channel 35, the elements are not only permanently connected against axial separation, but are left securely keyed against relative rotation. No matter how much rotative force may be exerted on the spout in screwing the completed facet into a barrel or pipe connection, the component parts will function unitarily without becoming loosened.

In accordance with the disclosure of the previous Patent No. 1,551,853 above referred to, the valve plug 22 is preferably made of some rather soft metal, such as lead. The stem 2| may be die cast. It has a tapered and rounded end 40 adapted to fit into the socket 3! of the handle. Its opposite end is headed at 4|, the head having a recess 42 into which the spring portion 24 is received in the assembled valve. An annular flange 43 is preferably provided around the head and one or more ribs 44 extend longitudinally of the stem adjacent the head, as indicated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10.

On to the valve stem thus prefabricated by die casting or otherwise, an annulus 45 of the soft metal which is to comprise valve plug 22 is pressed over the ribs 44 and against the head 4 I. Thereupon the associated stem and blank 45 are placed in a die which, in a cold molding operation under high pressure, forms the slug or blank of soft metal 45 into intimate contact with the stem 2|, the ribs 44, the flange 43 and head 4| to provide the finished valve plug as best shown in Figs. 3 and 9. In the finished product, the stem and plug have the appearance of being unitary. The molding of the plug blank about the head, flange, and ribs of the stern assures a permanent and unitary connection between the parts.

, The prefabricated valve plug and stem assembly is inserted into the spout element of the casing and the prefabricated spring is inserted into the barrel element of the casing before the casing elements are associated and permanently united by the deformation of sleeve 36. The associating of the casing elements as above described must, therefore, involve some compression of the spring 23 to establish the bias with which the valve plug 22 is held to its seat.

Either before or after the operations above described, the handle which is prefabricated in the form shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 has its notched portion engaged over the bail supporting and locking arm 29 and its ear portions pressed together into engagement with the pintle lugs 26.

While the particular metal of which the assembly is formed is unimportant, it is noteworthy that the procedures above outlined solve the problem of making a valve of this general type cheaply by die casting, the objective being to enable die cast parts to be assembled with the other component elements of the valve and with each other, whereby this valve may be made at a fraction of the cost heretofore involved.

I claim:

In a valve mechanismja valve stem having an arcuately cross-channeled head, a relatively soft valve plug embracing the head of the stem, and a valve actuating spring having an arcuate end portion socketed in the cross channel of the head, said plug having a registering cross channel in which said arcuate end portion of the spring is also engaged, whereby relative rotation and shifting movements of the plug and stem head are prevented.

' FREDERICK E. SE'I'IE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of. this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 744,441 Underwood Nov. 17, 1903 881,191 MacLachlan Mar. 10, 1908 1,092,464 Watson Apr. 7, 1914 1,234,096 Farrell July 17, 1917 1,329,479 Savon Feb. 3, 1920 1,551,853 Sette Sept. 1, 1925 1,674,076 I Weatherhead June 19, 1928 1,678,640 Hall July 31, 1928 1,775,055 Tarbox et al Sept. 2, 1930 1,778,244 Cadden Oct. 14, 1930 1,881,537 Harper Oct. 11, 1932 1,945,777 Heidloff Feb. 6, 1934 2,069,153 Konkle Jan. 26, 1937 2,218,641 Groen Oct. 22, 1940 2,219,471 Davis Oct. 29, 1940 2,287,150 Taylor June 23, 1942 2,348,173 Young May 2, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 343,967 Great Britain 1929 OTHER REFERENCES 8: Sons, New York, 1934, pages 74-78. 

